Things to do outside – 30 activities

1. Read a book outside.

2. Lie on the ground and watch the clouds. What shapes

can you see?

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/no-33-go-

cloud-watching

3. Listen to the birdsong. How many birds can you hear? Are they all the same type of

bird? What do you think they are saying?

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2019/04/identify-bird-song/

4. Eat a meal outside.

5. Make a natural picture

out of leaves, twigs or

flowers – remember not to

pick anything growing

without asking a grown-up

first.

6. Take a senses walk in your garden or in the park. What

looks best? Smells best? Sounds best? Feels best? Think about

what food you would like to grow that would taste best.

7. Make a kite and fly it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t96s74TKkMo

8. Make a den – for yourself or a toy.

9. Make an obstacle course.

10. Jump up and down in muddy puddles!

11. Make a nature diary. Record the

weather, what animals you can see, what plants

you can see and note any changes.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/no-

48-keep-a-nature-diary

12. Play ‘the duplication game’. Collect a selection of

natural objects from your garden. Challenge someone

in your house to find objects that are the same.

13. Make an outdoor treasure hunt for your family.

14. Play in the rain! Put on your wellies, grab an umbrella and have

fun in the rain!

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/no-6-go-welly-wandering

15. Play ‘guess what it is?’ Find the strangest thing

in the garden and challenge your family to work

out what it is!

16. Take crayons and paper into the garden and make leaf and bark rubbings.

17. Plan an outdoor family workout!

18. Make a bird feeder.

https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/bird-feeders-for-kids-to-make-2764688

19. Make a bee hotel.

https://www.opalexplorenature.org/Beehotels#/0

20. Make a spider web catcher.

https://gardeningwithchildrenblog.co.uk/tag/make-

a-stick-spiders-web-catcher/

21. Make a wormery.

https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/Resources/Activity/Mini-

wormery

22. Have a snail race! Make a track and see whose snail wins the race!

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/no-17-set-up-a-snail-race

23. Invent a new game! Make up

the rules and teach them to

your family.

24. Practice throwing and catching a ball. Can you bounce the ball

against the wall and catch it?

25. Make a wild crown. Stick leaves and flowers on paper to make the

crown or try to make a daisy chain.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/no-16-wear-a-wild-crown

26. Make a mud creation. You could make a creature and add features with sticks, leaves

and stones.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/no-13-make-a-mud-creation

27. Have a go at learning to skip. If you don’t have a

skipping rope, use a bit of old washing line/rope.

Challenge your family to see who can skip the

longest!

28. Take a piece of string or rope

outside and learn to tie a square/reef

knot. (Then learn to tie your show laces!)

https://www.animatedknots.com/square-

knot

29. Plant some seeds and look after them, make sure the

produce is edible then you get rewarded with eating the fruits of

your labour!

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/no-41-help-a-plant-

grow

30. Make a pond for frogs and newts in your garden/backyard.

https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/give-

nature-a-home-in-your-garden/garden-

activities/createaminipond/